What are we listening too now ? Johnny Cash - American IV - with really strong titles, like 'Hurt', 'The man comes around'. Now there's a man who's clearly been to the depth of the despair of depression and back a few times. Deja vu, been there and done that. God, that resonates. 'I Hung My Head' makes you never wanna touch a gun again. What foolish things kids do ! What foolish things I have done as kid !
Thanks to ordering it from Amazon I got a bunch of other stuff - Like the 'Live from Folsom Prison' cd and a bunch of books.
What are we thinking about - coworkers, old girl friends (the toast to friends and absent lovers), this stupid PC/104 board I'm working with, that makes my life a hell, and their vendor who claims that they are totally PC/104 compliant (definitely in the 99% tile).
I better publish this before they need to adjust my medication again
20040722
20040716
Le Tour hits the Pyrenees
Le Tour 2004 is getting into the mountain stages. Should be an exciting weekend for an old armchair racer.
What are we listening too ? A lot of Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert - and I dug out Unreal Tournament to get rid of some of the aggressions.
The fam is still in Munich, where the weather is finally fine.
What are we listening too ? A lot of Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert - and I dug out Unreal Tournament to get rid of some of the aggressions.
The fam is still in Munich, where the weather is finally fine.
20040712
Another Neuron Firing
A long time friend of mine sent me a reference to the Reichstagsbrandverordnung (warning - legal German). How strikingly similar to the US-Patriot act.
This fine piece of legislature (the former) was passed after the Reichstagsbrand (Reichstag fire) on February 27, 1933 (one day).
At least they immediately told you what they were doing in the first paragraph (suspending several articles of the constitution). Maybe some people learned from those mistakes, and veiled their language in the second.
The fifth paragraph then introduces the death penalty on the following crimes: Hochverrat (Treason), Giftbeibringung (Poisoning), Brandstiftung (Arson), Explosion (Blowing Things Up), Überschwemmung (Flooding), Beschädigung von Eisenbahnen (damaging railroads).
This was past 5 years before World War II.
This fine piece of legislature (the former) was passed after the Reichstagsbrand (Reichstag fire) on February 27, 1933 (one day).
At least they immediately told you what they were doing in the first paragraph (suspending several articles of the constitution). Maybe some people learned from those mistakes, and veiled their language in the second.
The fifth paragraph then introduces the death penalty on the following crimes: Hochverrat (Treason), Giftbeibringung (Poisoning), Brandstiftung (Arson), Explosion (Blowing Things Up), Überschwemmung (Flooding), Beschädigung von Eisenbahnen (damaging railroads).
This was past 5 years before World War II.
20040707
Hot off the press...
After reading an article in WIRED on RFID tags it hits me. If those are going to be in all the products sold in stores, they will be in all the garbage too (after all they are embedded in the products packaging).
The consequences are huge. Municipalities could actually charge manufactures based on the percentage of packaging in the garbage - an enormous incentive to reduce packaging (ok, this follows the German model of the 'grüne Punkt').
The consequences are huge. Municipalities could actually charge manufactures based on the percentage of packaging in the garbage - an enormous incentive to reduce packaging (ok, this follows the German model of the 'grüne Punkt').
The Tour
The Tour started this Sunday (Saturday if you count the prolog). Check out details at the site french site or OLN TVs excellent english site.
Will Lance Armstrong succeed a sixth time ? The mountain stages will decide. I used to ride a race bike around upper Bavaria a lot, before the beer belly 120km on a Saturday was not a problem. The bike (custom built by my late uncle Kurt) is now in the garage, awaiting a much needed restoration. And then use of course...
On other news, Kerrin (my wife) and the kids will go to Germany (to the grandparents) for a month. I'm spending the summer on the continent. Always drama before they are on the plane. And lot's of work for me to do while they are not here...
Will Lance Armstrong succeed a sixth time ? The mountain stages will decide. I used to ride a race bike around upper Bavaria a lot, before the beer belly 120km on a Saturday was not a problem. The bike (custom built by my late uncle Kurt) is now in the garage, awaiting a much needed restoration. And then use of course...
On other news, Kerrin (my wife) and the kids will go to Germany (to the grandparents) for a month. I'm spending the summer on the continent. Always drama before they are on the plane. And lot's of work for me to do while they are not here...
20040702
Ready for the weekend
Things are back to normal. The troops returned from the field, and I can go back to doing the programming I like. Otherwise I'm preparing for the weekend. July 4th ? I wonder why the British don't celebrate that - he he.
Any holiday is fine and a 3 day weekend - heck even better. The spouse faction demands her share of time - have to go do this - have to go do that - what do you mean, you didn't know about that - we've been doing it every year - we always go to the fireworks on Friday and to the parade on Saturday - leave me alone, I want to go to barbie, and sit around and talk with people, who's opinion I like and care about, not people, who I can't relate too (and their bratty kids).
Anyway, that leads down the road to the subject of another rant, which we will not do right now. Right now, we will chill, take our medication and enjoy the fact that I'm reasonably healthy, loved by a few (see byline) and it's summer....
Any holiday is fine and a 3 day weekend - heck even better. The spouse faction demands her share of time - have to go do this - have to go do that - what do you mean, you didn't know about that - we've been doing it every year - we always go to the fireworks on Friday and to the parade on Saturday - leave me alone, I want to go to barbie, and sit around and talk with people, who's opinion I like and care about, not people, who I can't relate too (and their bratty kids).
Anyway, that leads down the road to the subject of another rant, which we will not do right now. Right now, we will chill, take our medication and enjoy the fact that I'm reasonably healthy, loved by a few (see byline) and it's summer....
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